Telephone-receiver holder.



TPATBNTBD APR. 21-, 19 03.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1902.

NO MODEL.

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OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF SNE- HALF' TO MAX ITORYVINSKI, JR, AND EDWARD HORVVINSKT, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

TELEPHONERECE|VR HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters i-atent No.

725,850, dated 5.1712321, 1903.

Application filed January 13, 1962. Serial No. 89,459. (No model.) I

To (L07 whom it nmy concern.-

Be it known that I, Grinon Kdniesrmu, a citizen of the United States, residingin the city and county of San Francisco, State of 5 California, haveinvented an Improvement in Telephone-Receiver Holders; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the the same.

My invention relates to a device for adjustro ably holding the telephone earpiece or receiver while it is in use and in suitable relation with the mouthpiece, so that the hands are relieved of the duty of holding the receiver and are left free to write or for other purposes;

It consists of the parts and the constructions and combinations of parts which I will hereinafter describe and claim.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device. Fig. 2 shows one method of holding down telephone-lever. I

As shown in the accompanying drawings,- A is a base which may be securedgto the wall by the side of a fixed telephone or may be fixed or movable upon the table when used in conjunction with a movable table apparatus. "he transmitter may, if desired, be mounted upon the same base with the present device, which is designed to hold the receiver and to adjustits position with relation to the transmitter so that the operator can have his ear to the receiver and his mouth in proper conjunction with the transmitter at the same time and without the fatigue of holding the receiver in the hand.

Upon the base A is a post 2, having ahead 3 in the form of circular clamping sides, between which a plate 4: is adapted to turn and be clamped when adjusted by means of a locking-screw 5. The plate or bar t has connected with it the two lower members of an extensible frame known as lazy-tongs, as shown at 6. Que of the lower bars 6 is connected with a fixed pivot on the plate 4:, as

and the other one has its lower end connected with a pivot 8, which is slidable in a slot 9, made transversely in the upper part of the plate i. lly means of 1.10014- ing-screw 10 the end of the movable bar 6 vin o'v ement and adjust part at any desired position,

can be clamped at any desired point. The operation will then be as follows: When the device is closed together, all of the bars Glie upon each space. When it is desired to extend the device, the members are separated, turning about the central and end pivots until the device is extended to any desired length,,the movable lower member 6 meantime sliding with relation to the slot 9, and when the proper extension has been reached it is locked by means of the set-screw l0, and the device will then remain in the position to which it has been extended. By means of the turnable joint at 3 the device can also be tilted to one side or the other, thus giving a universal ment to place the upper after which it is locked by turning the locking-screw r If desired, a pawl-and-ratchet deviceinay be employed to more surely held the device when the angle is turned, in which case teeth will be made upon the periphery of the circular portion 3, and a pawl carried upon the plate 4 or an equivalent arrangement of the par-ts serves to lock them at the desired point of adjustment, which will be a more'certain means for holding when the device is turned to a considerable angle with the base.

It will be understood that by radial ridges or corrugations between the parts'3 andthe compression of the sides3 upon the would serve equally well to lock theanovabie portion.

other and in comparatively small part 4 Upon the top bar 11 of thedevice lea post 12, and upon this post is fitteda swiveled bar 13, held in place by a nut 14., turnable upon threads on the upper end of the pin upon which the bar 13 is'swiveled. This bar has holes made through it at right angles with each other, so that one of the holes may fit over the pin if the device isio be used in conjunction with a tahlertrnnsrnitter, or by tel;-

log oil the nut and turning the bar 13 at right the opening of which is such that the body of the telephone-receiver can. be fitted into the clamps and will be properly held in place by their elasticity.

With this construction it the bars 6 arranged at right angles and either of which may engage'said pin, and a thumb-nut for securing the swiveled arm, said carrier being extensible and adjustable.

5. The combination of elastic clamps, an extensible will be seen that can be extended so as to bring the can be turned or the arm is turnahle, said arm having holes through it at right angles,-to receive said pin, a locking-nut to retain it in any desired position, and a locking-nut by which the carrier is fixed at any desired point. 6. The combination of clamps, a centrally-swiveled arm to which the pivoted a little to one side of a vertical line 0 of the operator. the telephone may be held led arm is mounted, turnable therein,

so remain While the phoneis in use.

'One end of the bar 11 is pivoted to the end of one of the contiguous crossed members 6. The end of the other member 6 has pivoted to it one end of a short link 20. A slot 21 is made'in'the end of bar 11, and a thumbscrew 22 passes through this slot its support.

swiveled, removable, and changeable bar to which they are fixed, an extensible carrier consisting of crossedpivoted arms and transouter end of which carrier the receiver is supported, a base and a socketpiece secured thereto, a plate to which the lower members of the extensible carrier are connected, said plate being turnable in the socket, and means for lockingit at any point of adjustment.

I claim, and desire to out, is-

1. In a holding device consisting of an extensible and adjustable carrier, a swiveled adjustable arm upon the onterend of the carrier and having bearings in it arranged at right angles th whereby the bar may be held in different positions, attached to a wall, and elastic holding-clamps fixed to said arm.

2. Means for holding telephoue-receivers consisting of an arm, having holes through it at right angles whereby it may be held in different positions as described, carried thereon, an extensible device to which said arm is adjustably swiveled, said device being formed of pivoted crossed arms, a base ends are connected, and

verse bar.

swivel-bar and spring-clamps an extensible carrier consi ting of crossed pivotal members, a transverse bar upon to which their inner means for locking the device at any point of adjustment. C 3. The combination of elastic holding clamps, an arm to which they are fixed, said arm having holes made through it at right angles with each circular pivot-plate, a slotted standard having a screw-pin about which the plate is turnable, and a pawl and ratchet to hold the parts at any desired inclination.

, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my .hand.

which the pin is fixed.

4. The combination of elastic holdingclainps, a swiveled bar to which the clamps are attached, a carrier having a pin at the outei 'ondlnnd said bar having hearings in it since. .KONIGSTEIN' W'itnesses:

S. H.'NOURSE, Jnssrn CHBRODIE.

to which .plate the lower] members of the extensible carrier are conafv neoted and locking-screws by which the mem 1, here are secured to the plate and the plate to' j v 1-3 7. The combination of elastic clamps,

as with a table-transmitter, or when and bottom bars having one end slotted and I 1 elastic clamps 9. A telephone-receiver holder including a 

